IP Library Granted Patent US 11,737,944
Granted Patent B2
US 11,737,944 · App. 17/516,100 · Granted Aug 29, 2023

Removable customizable casket panel

Inventors: Michelle Helena Denk (Sewickley, PA); Yves Joseph Allard (Hellam, PA); Ronald C. George (Richmond, IN)
Assignee: Matthews International Corporation
A61G17/042A61G99/00G09F15/0012G09F15/0018A47G1/06A61G17/028Y10T29/49826
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 11,737,944
App. No.
17/516,100
Granted
Aug 29, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

Caskets, cap panel assemblies for a casket, and methods for manufacturing cap panel assemblies are described. A casket may include a casket shell, at least one casket cap pivotally mounted on the casket shell, and a cap panel assembly mounted in the at least one casket cap. The cap panel assembly may include a cap panel, a puffing member attached to each edge of the cap panel, and a cap panel insert. The cap panel insert is fastened to the cap panel using pins. The cap panel insert can include a frame, fabric, filler, and a backing board. The cap panel insert can include elastic or ribbon-shaped straps positioned on a front face of the cap panel insert. The elastic or ribbon-shaped straps can be positioned in a lattice or grid-like arrangement. The cap panel insert can include a mounting bracket or a screw and wire assembly for mounting the cap panel insert on a wall.

Claims (13)

1. A method of manufacturing a casket, comprising:

providing a cap panel insert configured to be coupled to at least a portion of the casket using one or more fasteners, wherein the cap panel insert is further configured to be removed from the casket for display;

arranging a plurality of straps on an exposed surface of the cap panel insert, the plurality of straps being configured to support at least one display element;

wherein the cap panel insert comprises a frame, fabric, filler, and a backing board.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

providing a cap panel; and

arranging the cap panel within the casket, wherein the cap panel insert is removably coupled to the cap panel.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more fasteners comprise at least one of: screws, hat pins, push pins, and flat-headed pins.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the straps comprise elastic straps.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the straps comprise ribbon-shaped straps.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the straps are arranged in a lattice arrangement.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the straps are arranged in a grid arrangement.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising arranging at least one mounting element on a second surface of the cap panel insert opposite the exposed surface, the at least one mounting element configured to allow the cap panel insert to be mounted on a surface outside of the casket.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2026
From: TRUIST BANK
To: MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 074944/0292 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2024
From: MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
To: CITIZENS BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 069379/0528 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 15, 2024
From: MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
To: TRUIST BANK
Reel/Frame 069379/0573 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2022
From: DENK, MICHELLE HELENA; ALLARD, YVES JOSEPH; GEORGE, RONALD C.
To: MATTHEWS RESOURCES, INC.
Reel/Frame 060070/0232 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 1, 2022
From: MATTHEWS RESOURCES, INC.
To: MATTHEWS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 060246/0879 →